Top 10 Australian no.3 batsmen of all time

#2. Dean Jones

Dean Jones has been one of Australia's greatest No.3 batsmen

At No.2, we have one of Australia’s finest batsmen during the mid-80s and early-90s. Dean Jones scored 6,267 of his 9,699 runs in international cricket while batting at No.3. This is the 2nd most number of runs for any Australian No.3 batsman and 12th most for any No.3 batsman.

In Tests, Jones scored 1,167 runs from 28 innings while batting at No.3. Jones averaged 48.62 and scored three of his 11 Test hundreds. His highest score while batting at No.3 is 218 against India at Chennai in 1986 when he first batted at No.3 in Tests. Jones Test batting performances at No.3 earned him two Man of the Match awards.

In ODIs, Jones has scored 84.08% of his 6,068 ODI runs while batting at No.3. Jones has scored 5100 runs which is the second most number of runs by an Australian No.3 batsman and the 5th highest by any No.3 batsman. Jones averages 43.58 and has scored all of his ODI centuries while batting at No.3 including his highest ODI score of 145 against England at Brisbane in 1990. Jones’ ODI batting performances at No.3 has earned him 16 Man of the Match awards.